Chapter 5 of Ten Girls from Dickens is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Ten Girls from Dickens is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh! HIM!" said Sloppy, "I never thought of him. When is he coming, Miss?" "What a question!" cried Miss Wren. "How should I know?"
Chapter 5 of Ten Girls from Dickens is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “When is he coming, Miss?"”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"What a question!" cried Miss Wren.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “When is he coming, Miss?"”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “HIM!" said Sloppy, "I never thought of him.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"What a question!" cried Miss Wren.”
lacking neatness or order
From this reading “HIM!" said Sloppy, "I never thought of him.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “HIM!" said Sloppy, "I never thought of him.”
English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
From this reading “"What a question!" cried Miss Wren.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What a question!" cried Miss Wren.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading When is he coming, Miss?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What a question!" cried Miss Wren.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When is he coming, Miss?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HIM!" said Sloppy, "I never thought of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How should I know?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HIM!" said Sloppy, "I never thought of him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When is he coming, Miss?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How should I know?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading When is he coming, Miss?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading HIM!" said Sloppy, "I never thought of him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HIM!" said Sloppy, "I never thought of him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "What a question!" cried Miss Wren.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading HIM!" said Sloppy, "I never thought of him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "How should I know?"
lacking neatness or order
From this reading HIM!" said Sloppy, "I never thought of him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading HIM!" said Sloppy, "I never thought of him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a question!" cried Miss Wren.
at the time that
From this reading When is he coming, Miss?"
English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
From this reading "What a question!" cried Miss Wren.
Chapter 5 of Ten Girls from Dickens by Kate Dickinson Sweetser holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 430 sentences of Ten Girls from Dickens, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Ten Girls from Dickens by Kate Dickinson Sweetser exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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